Conversion frame for fuel dispenser

ABSTRACT

A conversion frame assembly configured to secure a fuel dispenser to a concrete pad and direct leaked fuel from the fuel dispenser into a sump at least partially embedded in the concrete pad. The conversion frame assembly includes a frame having a fluid passageway and a splash lip extending upward from the base plate and around the fluid passageway. The conversion frame assembly also includes a drainage tray configured to be coupled to the splash lip of the frame. When the drainage tray is coupled to the splash lip of the frame, an upper surface of the drainage tray defines a weir sloping inward and downward toward the fluid passageway in the base plate.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/117,280, filed Aug. 30, 2018 with the U.S. Patent and TrademarkOffice, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to conversion frames from fueldispensers.

BACKGROUND

At gasoline service stations and other fueling facilities, underdispenser containment (UDC) units are provided under the fuel dispensersto contain and prevent contamination from fuel that leaks from the fueldispensers. The UDC units are typically sized to correspond to the sizeof the fuel dispensers. However, UDC units are embedded in a concretepad at the fueling facility and typically have a longer service lifethan the fuel dispensers, and therefore the fuel dispensers are commonlyreplaced before the UDC units. Additionally, new fuel dispenserstypically have a different footprint than the older fuel dispensers andthis creates a size disparity between the new fuel dispenser and the UDCunit which was sized for the original fuel dispenser. This sizedisparity can leave components in the fuel dispenser that are prone toleaking, such as filters, fuel meters, and threaded pipe connections,protruding past the opening of the UDC unit, which renders the UDC unitineffective at containing potential fuel leaks and thereby creates arisk to the environment.

To mitigate these leaks when a new fuel dispenser is installed,conversion frames are typically installed between the new fuel dispenserand the UDC unit. However, conventional conversion frames are typicallycustom fabricated based on the model of the new fuel dispenser, themodel of the old fuel dispenser, and the length and width of the openingof the UDC unit. Acquisition of this information typically requires acertified technician to conduct an in-person site survey to takephysical measurements of the dispenser cabinets and to locate modelnumbers on antiquated equipment. Accordingly, custom fabrication ofconventional conversion frames is both time-consuming and costly.

Additionally, conventional conversion frames are commonly not anchoredto the concrete pad around the UDC unit or to the fuel dispenser.Instead, new fuel dispensers commonly rest on their own weight on theconcrete pad without any anchoring or are secured only to the existingUDC unit, which frequently has extensive rust damage. Accordingly,conventional conversion frames that do not anchor the fuel dispenser tothe concrete pad pose a safety hazard in the event of a car collision atthe gasoline service station.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure is directed to various embodiments of aconversion frame assembly configured to secure a fuel dispenser to aconcrete pad and direct leaked fuel from the fuel dispenser into a sumpat least partially embedded in the concrete pad. In one embodiment, theconversion frame assembly includes a frame having a base plate with afluid passageway, and a splash lip extending upward from the base plateand around the fluid passageway. The conversion frame assembly alsoincludes a drainage tray configured to be coupled to the splash lip ofthe frame. When the drainage tray is coupled to the splash lip of theframe, an upper surface of the drainage tray defines a weir slopinginward and downward toward the fluid passageway in the base plate.

The conversion frame assembly may include an opening in the drainagetray having a configuration corresponding to a configuration of thesump.

The drainage tray may be a different material than the frame.

The drainage tray may be plastic, thin sheet steel, or fiber reinforcedplastic.

The base plate may include a first set of openings configured to receivefasteners securing the frame to the concrete pad.

The base plate may include a second set of openings configured toreceive fasteners securing the frame to the fuel dispenser.

The conversion frame assembly may include a series of bracketsconfigured to reinforce the frame at locations proximate to the firstset of openings in the base plate.

The frame may include a standoff flange extending downward from the baseplate.

A conversion frame assembly according to another embodiment of thepresent disclosure includes a frame having a base plate with a fluidpassageway and a splash lip extending upward from the base plate andextending around the fluid passageway in the base plate. The conversionframe assembly also includes a drainage tray having a series of angledsegments configured to be coupled to the splash lip of the frame. Whenthe series of angled segments are coupled to the splash lip of theframe, the series of angled segments define an opening and uppersurfaces of the series of angled segments cooperate to define a weirsloping inward and downward toward the opening.

Each angled segment of the series of angled segments may include anattachment lip and a drainage lip connected to the attachment lip. Whenthe drainage tray is coupled to the frame, the attachment lip of eachangled segment is coupled to the splash lip of the frame, and thedrainage lip of each angled segment extends inward and downward from thesplash lip.

The base plate may include a first set of openings configured to receivefasteners securing the frame to the concrete pad.

The base plate may include a second set of openings configured toreceive fasteners securing the frame to the fuel dispenser.

The conversion frame assembly may include a series of bracketsconfigured to reinforce the frame at locations proximate to the firstset of openings in the base plate.

The frame may include a standoff flange extending downward from the baseplate.

The present disclosure is also directed to various method ofretrofitting an existing sump at least partially embedded in a concretepad at a fueling station to contain leaks from a new fuel dispenser thatis larger or smaller than an old dispenser for which the sump wasdesigned. In one embodiment, the method includes installing a frame of aconversion frame assembly to the concrete pad around the sump, couplinga drainage tray of the conversion frame assembly to the frame, andforming an opening in the drainage tray having a configuration based ona configuration of an open upper end of the sump.

The method may also include installing the new fuel dispenser to theframe of the conversion frame assembly.

Forming the opening in the drainage tray may include cutting the openingin the drainage tray.

The drainage tray may be plastic, thin sheet steel, or fiber reinforcedplastic.

The drainage tray may include a series of angled segments, and formingthe opening may include selecting a configuration of the series ofangled segments and coupling the series of angled segments to a splashlip of the frame.

The method may also include removing a splash lip of the sump beforeinstalling the conversion frame assembly.

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts that arefurther described below in the detailed description. This summary is notintended to identify key or essential features of the claimed subjectmatter, nor is it intended to be used in limiting the scope of theclaimed subject matter. One or more of the described features may becombined with one or more other described features to provide a workabledevice.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features and advantages of embodiments of the presentdisclosure will become more apparent by reference to the followingdetailed description when considered in conjunction with the followingdrawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used throughoutthe figures to reference like features and components. The figures arenot necessarily drawn to scale.

FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view of a conversion frame assemblyaccording to one embodiment of the present disclosure showing theconversion frame assembly securing a fuel dispenser to a concretelanding above a dispenser sump;

FIGS. 1B-1F are an exploded perspective view, an assembled perspectiveview without an opening formed therein, an assembled perspective viewwith an opening formed therein, and longitudinal and transversecross-sectional views, respectively, of the embodiment of the conversionframe assembly illustrated in FIG. 1A;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a conversion frame accordingto another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 3A-3D are an exploded perspective view, an assembled perspectiveview, a transverse cross-sectional view, and a longitudinalcross-sectional view, respectively, of a conversion frame according to afurther embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating tasks of retrofitting an existingsump to contain leaks from a new fuel dispenser according to oneembodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure is directed to various embodiments of aconversion frame configured to anchor a fuel dispenser to a concrete pador island at a gasoline fueling station or other fueling facility, anddirect fuel that leaks from various components inside the hydrauliccabinet of the fuel dispenser into an under dispenser containment (UDC)unit (e.g., a containment box) at least partially embedded in theconcrete pad. The conversion frame is also configured to direct anyother liquid passing through the interior of the fuel dispenser into theUDC unit. The conversion frames of the present disclosure are configuredto retrofit existing UDC units to work with new fuel dispensers thathave a different footprint than the original fuel dispenser for whichthe UDC unit was designed to work. The configuration (e.g., size andshape) of an opening in the conversion frames of the present disclosuresize is selectable during installation of the conversion frame dependingon the configuration of the opening in the existing UDC unit.Accordingly, the conversion frames of the present disclosure areuniversal for a given fuel dispenser model, regardless of the model ofthe original fuel dispenser and the size of the existing UDC unit.

FIG. 1A depicts a conversion frame assembly 100 according to oneembodiment of the present disclosure securing a fuel dispenser 200 at agasoline fueling station or other fueling facility to a concrete pad 300or concrete island at the fueling facility. FIG. 1A also depicts anunder dispenser containment (UDC) unit 400 (e.g., a dispenser sump orcontainment box) located below the fuel dispenser 200 and at leastpartially embedded in the concrete pad 300. The fuel dispenser 200 has ahydraulic cabinet 201 including various hydraulic components fordispensing fuel, including a motor, a pump, valves, pipes 202, filters,fuel meters, threaded pipe connections 203, and a vapor line 204. TheUDC unit 400 has an open upper end 401 and the UDC unit 400 isconfigured to collect and contain fuel that leaks from one or more ofthe components of the hydraulic cabinet 201 of the fuel dispenser 200and thereby prevent ground contamination. Additionally, in theillustrated embodiment, a splash lip 402 of the UDC unit 400 protrudesout of the concrete pad 300 and is configured to mitigate against theintrusion of water into the UDC unit 400.

In the illustrated embodiment, the cross-sectional size of the fueldispenser 200 (i.e., the footprint of the fuel dispenser 200) is largerthan the open upper end 401 of the UDC unit 400 (e.g., the width of thefuel dispenser 200 is larger than the width of the UDC unit 400). Thedisparity between the size of the fuel dispenser 200 and the size of theUDC unit 400 may be due, for instance, to the fuel dispenser 200 being anew fuel dispenser (e.g., a replacement or an upgraded fuel dispenser)that is larger than the original fuel dispenser for which the UDC unit400 was designed. Due to the size disparity, various components in thehydraulic cabinet 201 of the fuel dispenser 200 that are prone toleaking, such as the filters, the fuel meters, the pipes 202, thethreaded pipe connections 203, and/or the vapor line 204 extend outwardbeyond the open upper end 401 of the UDC unit 400 (e.g., one or morecomponents in the hydraulic cabinet 201 of the fuel dispenser 200 thatare prone to leaking, or at least a portion thereof, is not alignedabove the open upper end 401 of the UDC unit 400).

The conversion frame assembly 100 is configured to channel or directfuel 205 that leaks from one or more of the components in the hydrauliccabinet 201 of the fuel dispenser 200 into the open upper end 401 of theUDC unit 400. In this manner, the conversion frame assembly 100 isconfigured to contain the leaked fuel 205 which might otherwise leakonto the concrete pad 300 and/or into the ground due the size disparitybetween the fuel dispenser 200 and the UDC unit 400.

With reference now to FIGS. 1B-1F, the conversion frame assembly 100according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a frame101 and a drainage tray 102 configured to be attached to the frame 101.In the illustrated embodiment, the frame 101 includes a base plate 103defining a fluid passageway 104, a splash lip 105 extending upward fromthe base plate 103 and around the fluid passageway 104, and a standoffflange 106 extending downward from the base plate 103 and around anouter periphery of the base plate 103. In the illustrated embodiment,the fluid passageway 104 in the base plate 103 is larger than the UDCunit 400 (e.g., the length and width of the fluid passageway 104 in theframe 101 are larger than the length and width of the UDC unit 400) suchthat the base plate 103 of the frame 101 is configured to extend aroundthe splash lip 402 of the UDC unit 400, as illustrated in FIG. 1A. Thesplash lip 105 of the frame 101 is configured to mitigate against theintrusion of water (e.g., water which leaks into an interior of the fueldispenser 200) into the UDC unit 400 through the open upper end 401 ofthe UDC unit 400. In one or more embodiments, the splash lip 105 of theframe 101 has a height of at least approximately ½ inch. In one or moreembodiments, the splash lip 105 of the frame 101 has a height of atleast approximately ¾ inch. In one or more embodiments, the splash lip105 of the frame 101 may have any other height suitable for mitigatingagainst the intrusion of water into the UDC unit 400.

The base plate 103 of the frame 101 includes a first set of openings 107(e.g., holes) configured to receive fasteners (e.g., concrete anchorbolts) securing the frame 101 to the concrete pad 300. In one or moreembodiments, the configuration (e.g., number and arrangement) of thefirst set of openings 107 in the base plate 103 corresponds to theconfiguration (e.g., the number and arrangement) of the fasteners thatare used to secure the frame 101 to the concrete pad 300. Theconfiguration of the first set of openings 107 clears the existing UDC400 and ensures the frame 101 is secured to the concrete pad 300.Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the base plate 103 of theframe 101 defines a second set of openings 108 (e.g., holes) configuredto receive fasteners (e.g., anchor bolts) securing the frame 101 to areturn flange 206 at a base or lower end 207 of the new fuel dispenser200. The configuration (e.g., the number and arrangement) of the secondset of openings 108 corresponds to the configuration of the bolt patternin the base 207 of the new fuel dispenser 200. Accordingly, theconfiguration of the second set of openings 108 in the base plate 103varies depending on the type of fuel dispenser 200 with which theconversion frame assembly 100 is utilized. In one or more embodiments,the first set of openings 107 includes from 2 to 8 openings forreceiving fasteners securing the frame 101 to the concrete pad 300, andthe second set of openings 108 includes from 2 to 8 openings forreceiving fasteners securing the frame 101 to the new fuel dispenser200. In the illustrated embodiment, the configuration of the first setof openings 107 is different than the configuration of the second set ofopenings 108, which enables replacement of an old fuel dispenser with anew fuel dispenser having a different configuration of fastenerattachment points (e.g., a different footprint than the old fueldispenser).

In the illustrated embodiment, the standoff flange 106 is configured toraise the base plate 103 of the frame 101 off of the concrete pad 300.Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the height of the standoffflange 106 is at least as tall as the height of the splash lip 402 ofthe UDC unit 400 such that the frame 101 is configured to clear thesplash lip 402 of the UDC unit 400. In one or more embodiments, theheight of the standoff flange 106 is at least approximately 1 inch(e.g., at least approximately 2 inches), although in one or moreembodiments, the standoff flange 106 may have any other suitable heightdepending on the size of the splash lip 402 of the UDC unit 400.

In one or more embodiments, the splash lip 402 of the UDC unit 400 maybe removed prior to installation of the conversion frame assembly 100.In one or more embodiments in which the splash lip 402 of the UDC unit400 is removed prior to installation of the conversion frame assembly100, the frame 101 of the conversion frame assembly 100 may be providedwithout the standoff flange 106, as illustrated, for example, in theembodiment of the frame depicted in FIG. 2. In one or more embodimentsin which the frame 101 is provided without the standoff flange 106, thebase plate 103 of the frame 101 will be flush with the concrete pad 300(e.g., the base plate 103 of the frame will be directly supported on theconcrete pad 300) when the conversion frame assembly 100 is installed.

Additionally, in the illustrated embodiment, the conversion frameassembly 100 includes a series of brackets 109. The brackets 109 areconfigured to receive the fasteners (e.g., the concrete anchor bolts)securing the frame 101 to the concrete pad 300 and to reinforce theframe 101 at the connection points between the frame 101 and theconcrete pad 300. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the brackets109 is U-shaped and includes a base plate 110 and a pair of legs 111,112 extending upward from opposite sides of the base plate 110. In theillustrated embodiment, the base plate 110 of each of the brackets 109has an opening 113 (e.g., a hole) configured to permit one of thefasteners (e.g., one of the concrete anchor bolts) to pass through thebase plate 110. In the illustrated embodiment, when the conversion frameassembly 100 is installed, the base plates 110 of the brackets 109 aresupported on the concrete pad 300 (e.g., directly on the concrete pad300) and the legs 111, 112 extend upward and contact an underside of theframe 101 at locations proximate to the first set of openings 107 in thebase plate 103 of the frame 101 (e.g., the legs 111, 112 of each bracket109 contact the base plate 103 of the frame 101 on opposite sides of acorresponding opening of the first set of openings 107). Additionally,in the illustrated embodiment, when the conversion frame assembly 100 isinstalled, the openings 113 in the brackets 109 are aligned orsubstantially with respective openings of the first set of openings 107in the base plate 103 of the frame 101, and the fasteners securing theframe 101 to the concrete pad 300 extend through the first set ofopenings 107 in the frame 101, through the openings 113 in the baseplates 110 of the brackets 109, and into the concrete pad 300. In one ormore embodiments, the brackets 109 may have any other configurationsuitable for reinforcing the frame 101 at the connection points betweenthe frame 101 and the concrete pad 300.

The drainage tray 102 is configured to be connected to the splash lip105 of the frame 101. In the illustrated embodiment, the drainage tray102 includes a downwardly extending lip 114. The downwardly extendinglip 114 of the drainage tray 102 is configured to overlap with at leasta portion of the splash lip 105 of the frame 101 and contact an outersurface 115 of the splash lip 105 to connect the drainage tray 102 tothe frame 101. In one or more embodiments, the downwardly extending lip114 of the drainage tray 102 is connected to the splash lip 105 of theframe 101 with an adhesive. In one or more embodiments, the drainagetray 102 may be connected to the frame 101 in any other suitable manner,such as with fasteners. In the illustrated embodiment, an upper surface116 of the drainage tray 102 slopes downward and inward. In theillustrated embodiment, when the drainage tray 102 is connected to theframe 101, the upper surface 116 of the drainage tray 102 slopes from ahigher portion 117 at the splash lip 105 to a relatively lower portion118 spaced inward from the splash lip 105). The upper surface 116 of thedrainage tray 102 defines a weir configured to direct leaked fuel intothe UDC unit 400.

In one or more embodiments, an opening 119 (e.g., a hole) may be formed(e.g., cut) in the drainage tray 102 in situ during or followinginstallation of the conversion frame assembly 100 (e.g., the drainagetray 102 may be initially provided without the opening 119 and theopening 119 may be cut to size in the drainage tray 102 during orfollowing installation of the conversion frame assembly 100). FIGS.1B-1C depict the drainage tray 102 before the opening 119 has beenformed in the drainage tray 102, and FIG. 1D depicts the drainage tray102 after the opening 119 has been formed in the drainage tray 102. Inone or more embodiments, the drainage tray 102, or at least a portionthereof, may be made of any material susceptible to being cut in situ,such as, for instance, plastic. In one or more embodiments, the drainagetray 102, or at least a portion thereof, may be formed of thin sheetsteel or fiber reinforced plastic (FRP). In one or more embodiments, theconfiguration (e.g., size and shape) of the opening 119 in the drainagetray 102 may be selected to correspond to the configuration (e.g., sizeand shape) of the open upper end 401 of the UDC unit 400. Forming theopening 119 in situ allows the technician to compensate for the relativesizes and positions of the fuel dispenser 200 and the UDC unit 400(e.g., a lateral offset between the open upper end 401 of the UDC unit400 and the fuel dispenser 200 and/or the smaller size of the UDC unit400 compared to the fuel dispenser 200).

Once the opening 119 has been formed in the drainage tray 102, thesloped upper surface 116 of the drainage tray 102 is configured todirect leaked fuel 205 from the hydraulic cabinet 201 of the fueldispenser 200 through the opening 119 in the drainage tray 102, throughthe fluid passageway 104 in the base plate 103 of the frame 101, andinto the UDC unit 400 through the open upper end 401 of the UDC unit400, as illustrated in FIG. 1A.

In the illustrated embodiment, the frame 101 and the drainage tray 102each have a generally rectangular profile. In the illustratedembodiment, the splash lip 105 of the frame 101 has a rectangularprofile including a pair of opposing end segments 120, 121 and a pair ofopposing side segments 122, 123. Additionally, in the illustratedembodiment, the downwardly extending lip 114 of the drainage tray 102has a rectangular profile corresponding to the rectangular profile ofthe splash lip 105 of the frame 101. In the illustrated embodiment, thedownwardly extending lip 114 of the drainage tray 102 includes a pair ofopposing end segments 124, 125 and a pair of opposing side segments 126,127. When the drainage tray 102 is attached to the frame 101, theopposing side segments 126, 127 of the downwardly extending lip 114engage the opposing side segments 122, 123, respectively, of the splashlip 105, and the opposing end segments 124, 125 of the downwardlyextending lip 114 engage the opposing end segments 120, 121,respectively, of the splash lip 105. In one or more embodiments, theframe 101 and the drainage tray 102 may have any other suitable profileshape depending, for instance, on the configuration of the fueldispenser 200.

The shape and size of the frame 101 is selected depending on the sizeand shape of the fuel dispenser 200 (e.g., the model of the fueldispenser 200) with which the frame 101 will be used. In one or moreembodiments, the base plate 103 of the frame 101 has a length in a rangefrom approximately 40 inches to approximately 56 inches, and a width ina range from approximately 17 inches to approximately 27 inches.Additionally, in one or more embodiments, the splash lip 105 of theframe 101 has a length in a range from approximately 34 inches toapproximately 48 inches, and a width in a range from approximately 10inches to approximately 18 inches. In one embodiment, the base plate 103of the frame 101 has a length of approximately 48 inches and a width ofapproximately 22 inches, and the splash lip 105 of the frame 101 has alength of approximately 41¼ inches and a width of approximately 14inches. In another embodiment, the base plate 103 of the frame 101 has alength of approximately 48 inches and a width of approximately 23¾inches, and the splash lip 105 of the frame 101 has a length ofapproximately 34¾ inches and a width of approximately 15⅞ inches. In oneembodiment, the base plate 103 of the frame 101 has a length ofapproximately 48 inches and a width of approximately 24 inches, and thesplash lip 105 of the frame 101 has a length of approximately 40¼ inchesand a width of approximately 14¼ inches.

The frame 101 may be made out of any suitable material. In oneembodiment, the frame 101 is made of stainless steel. The standoffflange 106, the base plate 103, and the splash lip 105 of the frame 101may have any suitable thickness or thicknesses, such as, for instance,12 gage, 16 gage, 3/16 inch, or combinations thereof.

With reference now to FIGS. 3A-3D, a conversion frame assembly 500according to another embodiment of the present disclosure includes aframe 501 and a drainage tray 502 configured to be attached to the frame501. In the illustrated embodiment, the frame 501 includes a base plate503 defining a fluid passageway 504, a splash lip 505 extending upwardfrom the base plate 503 and around the fluid passageway 504, and astandoff flange 506 extending downward from the base plate 503 andaround an outer periphery of the base plate 503.

In one or more embodiments, the configuration of the frame 501 (e.g.,the base plate 503, the splash lip 505, and the standoff flange 506) maybe the same as or similar to the configuration of the embodiment of theframe 101 (e.g., the base plate 103, the splash lip 105, and thestandoff flange 106) illustrated in FIGS. 1A-1F. In one or moreembodiments, the configuration of the frame 501 may be the same as orsimilar to the configuration of the embodiment of the frame 101illustrated in FIG. 2 (e.g., the frame 501 may be provided without thestandoff flange 506).

In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 3A-3D, the drainage tray 502includes a series of angled segments 507, 508, 509, 510. In theillustrated embodiment, the splash lip 505 of the frame 501 has arectangular profile including a pair of opposing end segments 511, 512and a pair of opposing side segments 513, 514, and the drainage tray 502includes four angled segments 507, 508, 509, 510 configured to beconnected to the splash lip 505 of the frame 501 in a rectangularconfiguration (e.g., the drainage tray 502 includes two opposing angledend segments 507, 508 configured to be connected to the opposite endsegments 511, 512, respectively, of the splash lip 505, and two opposingangled side segments 509, 510 configured to be connected to the opposingside segments 513, 514, respectively, of the splash lip 505). In one ormore embodiments, the drainage tray 502 may include any other suitablenumber of angled segments 507, 508, 509, 510 and the angled segments507, 508, 509, 510 may be configured to be arranged in any othersuitable configuration, depending, for instance, on the configuration(e.g., profile shape) of the splash lip 505 of the frame 501.

The angled segments 507, 508, 509, 510 of the drainage tray 502 may bemade out of any suitable material. In one embodiment, the angledsegments 507, 508, 509, 510 of the drainage tray 502 are made ofstainless steel. The angled segments 507, 508, 509, 510 of the drainagetray 502 may have any suitable thickness or thicknesses, such as, forinstance, 12 gage, 16 gage, 3/16 inch, or combinations thereof.

In the illustrated embodiment, each angled segment 507, 508, 509, 510includes a downwardly extending attachment lip 515 and a drainage lip516 sloping downward and inward from the attachment lip 515. Thedownwardly extending attachment lip 515 of each angled segment 507, 508,509, 510 is configured to overlap with at least a portion of the splashlip 505 of the frame 501 and contact an outer surface 517 of the splashlip 505 to connect the angled segment 507, 508, 509, 510 to the frame501 (e.g., attachment lips 515 of the angled end segments 507, 508overlap and contact outer surfaces 517 of the ends segments 511, 512,respectively, of the splash lip 505, and the attachment lips 515 of theangled side segments 509, 510 overlap and contact outer surfaces 517 ofthe side segments 513, 514, respectively, of the splash lip 505). Theangled segments 507, 508, 509, 510 may be connected to the splash lip505 of the frame 501 in any suitable manner, such as with fastenersand/or adhesive.

In the illustrated embodiments, the drainage lip 516 of each angledsegment 507, 508, 509, 510 slopes downward from a higher, outer end 518proximate to the attachment lip 515 to a lower, inner end 519 spacedinward from the higher, outer end 518 and distal to the attachment lip515. In one or more embodiments, the drainage lip 516 of each angledsegment 507, 508, 509, 510 may slope downward at any suitable anglerelative to an imaginary horizontal plane, such as an angle in a rangefrom approximately 10 degrees to approximately 60 degrees.

When the angled segments 507, 508, 509, 510 of the drainage tray 502 arecoupled to the splash lip 505 of the frame 501, the lower, inner ends519 of the angled segments 507, 508, 509, 510 together define an opening520 in the drainage tray 502 (e.g., a rectangular opening) and uppersurfaces 521 of the drainage lips 516 of the angled segments 507, 508,509, 510 cooperate to define a weir configured to direct or channelleaked fuel from the hydraulic cabinet 201 of the fuel dispenser 200(see FIG. 1A) through the opening 520 in the drainage tray 502 and intothe UDC unit 400 (see FIG. 1A) below the fuel dispenser 200.

The configuration of the angled segments 507, 508, 509, 510 may beselected depending on the relative sizes and positions of the fueldispenser 200 and the UDC unit 400 (e.g., a lateral offset between theopen upper end 401 of the UDC unit 400 and the fuel dispenser 200 and/orthe smaller size of the UDC unit 400 compared to the fuel dispenser200). The lengths of the drainage lips 516 may be selected depending onthe size of the open upper end 401 of the UDC unit 400 relative to thesize of the fuel dispenser 200. For instance, angled segments 507, 508,509, 510 having relatively longer drainage lips 516 may be selected whenthe size disparity between the UDC unit 400 and the fuel dispenser 200is relatively large, and angled segments 507, 508, 509, 510 havingrelatively shorter drainage lips 516 may be selected when the sizedisparity between the UDC unit 400 and the fuel dispenser 200 isrelatively smaller. In this manner, the configuration of the frame 501may be selected depending the configuration of the new fuel dispenser200 (e.g., the model of the fuel dispenser 200) and only theconfiguration of the angled segments 507, 508, 509, 510 of the drainagetray 502 may be selected depending on the configuration of the UDC unit400 (e.g., the configuration of the frame 501 may be selectedindependent of the configuration of the UDC unit 400).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating tasks of a method 600 of retrofittingan existing sump at least partially embedded in a concrete pad at afueling station to contain leaks from a new fuel dispenser that islarger than an old dispenser for which the sump was designed. In theillustrated embodiment, the method 600 includes a task 610 of removingthe old fuel dispenser (e.g., detaching the old fuel dispenser from theconcrete pad). The method 600 also includes a task 620 of installing aframe of a conversion frame assembly to the concrete pad around the sumpafter the task 610 of removing the old fuel dispenser. The configurationof the frame may be the same as or similar to the configuration of theembodiment of the frame 101 illustrated in FIGS. 1A-1F. In one or moreembodiments, the configuration of the frame may be the same as orsimilar to the configuration of the embodiment of the frame 101illustrated in FIG. 2 (e.g., the frame may be provided without astandoff flange). In one or more embodiments, the frame includes a setof openings configured to receive fasteners (e.g., anchor bolts)securing the frame to the concrete pad.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4, the method 600 also includes atask 630 of coupling a drainage tray of the conversion frame assembly tothe frame. The configuration of the drainage tray may be the same as orsimilar to the configuration of the embodiment of the drainage tray 102illustrated in FIGS. 1A-1F. In one or more embodiments, theconfiguration of the drainage tray may be the same as or similar to theconfiguration of the embodiment of the drainage tray 502 illustrated inFIGS. 3A-3D (e.g., the drainage tray may include a series of angledsegments 507, 508, 509, 510).

The method 600 also includes a task 640 of forming an opening in thedrainage tray. The configuration of the opening in the drainage tray maybe selected depending on the configuration (e.g., size and/or shape) ofan open upper end of the sump. For instance, in one or more embodiments,the task 640 may include forming the opening having a shape and sizethat matches or substantially matches the shape and size of the openupper end of the sump. In one or more embodiments, the drainage tray maybe formed of plastic or any other material susceptible to be cut insitu, and the task 640 of forming the opening may include cutting theopening in the drainage tray. In one or more embodiments, the drainagetray may include a series of angled segments and the task 640 of formingthe opening may include selecting a configuration (e.g., shape and size)of the angled segments depending on the desired configuration of theopening.

In the illustrated embodiment, the method 600 also includes a task 650of coupling the new fuel dispenser to the frame of the conversion frameassembly. As described above, once the conversion frame assembly isinstalled and the new fuel dispenser is coupled to the frame, theconversion frame assembly is configured to channel or direct fuel thatleaks from one or more of the components in the hydraulic cabinet of thenew fuel dispenser into the open upper end of the sump. In this manner,the conversion frame assembly is configured to contain the leaked fuelwhich might otherwise leak onto the concrete pad and/or into the grounddue the size disparity between the new fuel dispenser and the sump,which was designed for use with the smaller, old fuel dispenser.

In one or more embodiments, the tasks of the method 600 illustrated inFIG. 4 may be performed in any other suitable order. For instance, inone or more embodiments, the task 640 of forming the opening in thedrainage tray may be performed after the task 630 of coupling thedrainage tray to the frame, although in one or more embodiments, thetask 640 of forming the opening in the drainage tray may be performedbefore the task 630 of coupling the drainage tray to the frame.Additionally, not all of the tasks illustrated in FIG. 4 may beperformed by the technician installing the conversion frame assembly.For instance, in one or more embodiments, the task 610 of removing theold fuel dispenser may be performed by a third party and/or may beperformed before the technician arrives at the site. Additionally, inone or more embodiments, the technician who installed the conversionframe assembly may not perform the task 650 installing the new fueldispenser to the frame.

Furthermore, in one or more embodiments, the method 600 may include atask 660 of removing a splash lip of the sump (e.g., removing theportion of the sump protruding out of the concrete pad) prior to thetask 620 of installing the frame to the concrete pad. In one or moreembodiments in which the method 600 includes the task 660 of removingthe splash lip of the sump, the frame of the conversion frame assemblymay be provided without the standoff flange (as illustrated, forexample, in the embodiment of the frame depicted in FIG. 2) such thatfollowing the task 620 of installing the frame to the concrete pad, thebase plate of the frame is flush with the concrete pad (e.g., the baseplate of the frame will be directly supported on the concrete pad).

While this invention has been described in detail with particularreferences to embodiments thereof, the embodiments described herein arenot intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the invention tothe exact forms disclosed. Persons skilled in the art and technology towhich this invention pertains will appreciate that alterations andchanges in the described structures and methods of assembly andoperation can be practiced without meaningfully departing from theprinciples, spirit, and scope of this invention. Although relative termssuch as “inner,” “outer,” “upper,” “lower,” and similar terms have beenused herein to describe a spatial relationship of one element toanother, it is understood that these terms are intended to encompassdifferent orientations of the various elements and components of theinvention in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures.Additionally, as used herein, the term “substantially,” “approximately,”“about,” and similar terms are used as terms of approximation and not asterms of degree, and are intended to account for the inherent deviationsin measured or calculated values that would be recognized by those ofordinary skill in the art. Furthermore, as used herein, when a componentis referred to as being “on” or “coupled to” another component, it canbe directly on or attached to the other component or interveningcomponents may be present therebetween. Any numerical range recitedherein is intended to include all sub-ranges of the same numericalprecision subsumed within the recited range. For example, a range of“1.0 to 10.0” is intended to include all subranges between (andincluding) the recited minimum value of 1.0 and the recited maximumvalue of 10.0, that is, having a minimum value equal to or greater than1.0 and a maximum value equal to or less than 10.0, such as, forexample, 2.4 to 7.6. Any maximum numerical limitation recited herein isintended to include all lower numerical limitations subsumed therein andany minimum numerical limitation recited in this specification isintended to include all higher numerical limitations subsumed therein.

What is claimed is:
 1. A conversion frame assembly configured to securea fuel dispenser to a concrete pad and direct leaked fuel from the fueldispenser into a sump at least partially embedded in the concrete pad,the conversion frame assembly comprising: a frame comprising: a baseplate defining a fluid passageway; and a splash lip extending upwardfrom the base plate and extending around the fluid passageway in thebase plate; and a drainage tray comprising a plurality of angledsegments configured to be coupled to the splash lip of the frame,wherein, when the plurality of angled segments are coupled to the splashlip of the frame, the plurality of angled segments define an opening andupper surfaces of the plurality of angled segments cooperate to define aweir sloping inward and downward toward the opening.
 2. The conversionframe assembly of claim 1, wherein each angled segment of the pluralityof angled segments comprises an attachment lip and a drainage lipconnected to the attachment lip, and wherein, when the drainage tray iscoupled to the frame, the attachment lip of each angled segment iscoupled to the splash lip of the frame, and the drainage lip of eachangled segment extends inward and downward from the splash lip.
 3. Theconversion frame assembly of claim 2, wherein, when the drainage tray iscoupled to the frame, the attachment lip of each angled segment of theplurality of angled segments overlaps the splash lip.
 4. The conversionframe assembly of claim 3, wherein, when the drainage tray is coupled tothe frame, the attachment lip of each angled segment of the plurality ofangled segments contacts an outer surface of the splash lip.
 5. Theconversion frame assembly of claim 3, wherein, when the drainage tray iscoupled to the frame, the drainage lip of each angled segment of theplurality of angled segments slops downward at an angle in a range fromapproximately 10 degrees to approximately 60 degrees.
 6. The conversionframe assembly of claim 2, wherein the splash lip has a rectangularprofile comprising a pair of opposing end segments and a pair ofopposing side segments, and wherein each end segment of the pair ofopposing end segments has a first length and each side segment of thepair of opposing side segments has a second length longer than the firstsegment.
 7. The conversion frame assembly of claim 6, wherein theplurality of angled segments comprises a first pair of angled segmentsconfigured to be coupled to the pair of opposing end segments of thesplash lip, and a second pair of angled segments configured to becoupled to the pair of opposing side segments of the splash lip.
 8. Theconversion frame assembly of claim 7, wherein a length of each angledsegment of the first pair of angled segments is substantially equal tothe first length, and wherein a length of each angled segment of thesecond pair of angled segments is substantially equal to the secondlength.
 9. The conversion frame assembly of claim 1, wherein the baseplate comprises a first plurality of openings configured to receivefasteners securing the frame to the concrete pad.
 10. The conversionframe assembly of claim 9, wherein the base plate comprises a secondplurality of openings configured to receive fasteners securing the frameto the fuel dispenser.
 11. The conversion frame assembly of claim 9,further comprising a plurality of brackets configured to reinforce theframe at locations proximate to the first plurality of openings.
 12. Theconversion frame assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame furthercomprises a standoff flange extending downward from the base plate. 13.A method of retrofitting an existing sump at least partially embedded ina concrete pad at a fueling station to contain leaks from a new fueldispenser that is larger or smaller than an old dispenser for which thesump was designed, the method comprising: installing a frame of aconversion frame assembly to the concrete pad around the sump; andcoupling a drainage tray of the conversion frame assembly to a splashlip of the frame, wherein the drainage tray comprising a plurality ofangled segments, and wherein the plurality of angled segments define anopening and upper surfaces of the plurality of angled segments cooperateto define a weir sloping inward and downward toward the opening.
 14. Themethod of claim 13, further comprising removing a splash lip of the sumpbefore the installing of the conversion frame assembly.
 15. The methodof claim 13, wherein: each angled segment of the plurality of angledsegments comprises an attachment lip and a drainage lip connected to theattachment lip, and the coupling of the drainage tray to the splash lipof the frame comprises coupling the attachment lip of each angledsegment to the splash lip, and the drainage lip of each angled segmentextends inward and downward from the splash lip.
 16. The method of claim15, wherein the attachment lip of each angled segment of the pluralityof angled segments overlaps the splash lip.
 17. The method of claim 16,wherein the attachment lip of each angled segment of the plurality ofangled segments contacts an outer surface of the splash lip.
 18. Themethod of claim 15, wherein: the splash lip has a rectangular profilecomprising a pair of opposing end segments and a pair of opposing sidesegments; each end segment of the pair of opposing end segments has afirst length and each side segment of the pair of opposing side segmentshas a second length longer than the first segment; and the coupling ofthe drainage tray to the splash lip of the frame comprises couplingangled a first pair of angled segments of the plurality of angledsegments to the pair of opposing end segments of the splash lip, andcoupling a second pair of angled segments of the plurality of angledsegments to the pair of opposing side segments of the splash lip. 19.The method of claim 18, wherein a length of each angled segment of thefirst pair of angled segments is substantially equal to the firstlength, and wherein a length of each angled segment of the second pairof angled segments is substantially equal to the second length.
 20. Themethod of claim 13, wherein the drainage lip of each angled segment ofthe plurality of angled segments slops downward at an angle in a rangefrom approximately 10 degrees to approximately 60 degrees.